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in the city of hoboken, probably half our city is flooded. we have about 20,000 people that still remain in their homes and we're trying to put together an evacuation plan, get the equipment here. we can't get down so many city streets and really concerned about the residents stranded in their homes right now. >> meanwhile the northern part of hoboken, here you see an incredible photograph of a parking lot full of submerged taxis. the storm surge forced floodwaters into the station that connects hoboken to new york city. officials say it could be at least 7 to 10 days before service will be restored there. we'll have a live report from hoboken a little later in the show. meanwhile miles of the eastern seaboard particularly along the jersey shore look completely unrecognizable this morning as these breath taki king aerial pictures show us. today president obama is scheduled to arrive in atlantic city to survey the damage alongside governor chris christie. the governor who yesterday praised the president's handling of the disaster said he will
in the city of hoboken, probably half our city is flooded. we have about 20,000 people that still remain in their homes and we're trying to put together an evacuation plan, get the equipment here. we can't get down so many city streets and really concerned about the residents stranded in their homes right now. >> meanwhile the northern part of hoboken, here you see an incredible photograph of a parking lot full of submerged taxis. the storm surge forced floodwaters into the station that...
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we have issues in the city of long beach. board of health issued a no consume water order throughout long beach that means we can't boil it. and we're asking that you can conserve ill it so fire departments have ample water supply to utilize until systems come back up. once primary and secondary pumps from failed in city of long beach water district roads closed except for emergency management. what about power outages at this point? >> there are no traffic lights. trees are down on the main road and also parkways. >> the trees down. i know you had one fatality to your area. that correct? >> yes. one fatality. our national guard delivered here are sifting hundreds of residents that have become trapped in their homes. >> you declared a state of emergency saturday evening. is this what you expected to come? is it more? >> this this is what is kkt. less than others on the whole this is what forecast was and there is a a prepare for that. all of those that heeded warning are in a safe place right now. >> do you know what you rece
we have issues in the city of long beach. board of health issued a no consume water order throughout long beach that means we can't boil it. and we're asking that you can conserve ill it so fire departments have ample water supply to utilize until systems come back up. once primary and secondary pumps from failed in city of long beach water district roads closed except for emergency management. what about power outages at this point? >> there are no traffic lights. trees are down on the...
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so clearly, the challenge our city faces in the coming days are enormous. the mta and con ed both have very strong leaders and extraordinarily dedicated workers. they're working extremely hard and they will continue to work around the clock to get their systems fixed. our administration will move heaven and earth to help them so we can get back up and running as quickly as humanly possible, but the damages that they face really are enormous. here is the information that we have as of this moment. regarding con ed and the mta, the most recent report has three-quarters of a million new yorkers without power. there are something like 326 buildings and 59 public housing developments without power. that's about 60,000 people in more than 26,000 apartments and many of them are in zone a. the steam system in manhattan south of 42nd street was shut down as a preventative step by con ed. that affects heating, air conditioning, ventilation systems, including many of our honts, and because they shut it down pre-emptively, wire hopeful the steam system can be restored
so clearly, the challenge our city faces in the coming days are enormous. the mta and con ed both have very strong leaders and extraordinarily dedicated workers. they're working extremely hard and they will continue to work around the clock to get their systems fixed. our administration will move heaven and earth to help them so we can get back up and running as quickly as humanly possible, but the damages that they face really are enormous. here is the information that we have as of this...
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the worst of the weather has come. and the city is certainly seeing the impact. we've seen record surge levels, extraordinary amount of water throughout lower manhattan. there are trees down throughout the city. con ed is experiencing power outages on an extremely wide basis. >> the mayor added some low-lying areas in manhattan could see extraordinary amounts of water. that's coming to fruition. we've seen record levels in parts of manhattan in parts of new york city, including the city's public transit system where saltwater has been confirmed flooding the subway stations. >> check out these images from west virginia. it's very hard to digest but we're talking serious snow. our forecasters have said this will be a convergence of the hurricane, wind and rain and this almost like anothnor easie bringing snow. virginia governor bob mcdonald spoke to piers earlier about the weather impacts on his stay. >> we're going into day three-plus down into southeast virginia. started raining saturday night. they've had significant flooding around nor folk afolk and virgi beac
the worst of the weather has come. and the city is certainly seeing the impact. we've seen record surge levels, extraordinary amount of water throughout lower manhattan. there are trees down throughout the city. con ed is experiencing power outages on an extremely wide basis. >> the mayor added some low-lying areas in manhattan could see extraordinary amounts of water. that's coming to fruition. we've seen record levels in parts of manhattan in parts of new york city, including the city's...
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. >> imagine the desperation, the nightmare. 13-day-old baby rushed through the streets of new york city in the middle of hurricane sandy, while they were stuck at home in new jersey. all they could do was hope, pray, and wait for word of where they could find their newborn. >> all of the bridges were closed, and we had no choice, but to go back home and just sit and wait for today to get here. and it was very long night, very, very long night. i haven't had even one hour of sleep. >> dr. kenneth davis, the man who okayed the transfer, and now for the first time, he will meet the baby he helped save. >> oh, my goodness. >> thank you so very much. >> so hard. >> and you're the dad? >> wow. it's going to we okay. >> any names picked out? >> her name is emma sophia. >> i'll tell you, it's an amazing story, anderson, as you can see there. there were ten babies that came to sinai, they are all doing well. incredible transport. a difficult thing to do. and i'll tell you, look at the images in the nicu, so many families around as well. you don't typically see that in intensive care units, but t
. >> imagine the desperation, the nightmare. 13-day-old baby rushed through the streets of new york city in the middle of hurricane sandy, while they were stuck at home in new jersey. all they could do was hope, pray, and wait for word of where they could find their newborn. >> all of the bridges were closed, and we had no choice, but to go back home and just sit and wait for today to get here. and it was very long night, very, very long night. i haven't had even one hour of sleep....
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one of the greatest subway systems in the world and relied upon by millions to make the city function. it's shut down. governor of ge. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting so
one of the greatest subway systems in the world and relied upon by millions to make the city function. it's shut down. governor of ge. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all...
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you have the entire city without power. 50% of the city underwater. but most alarmingly, the mayor says thousands of residents trapped inside their homes in the cold and dark. there are search missions going on for priority situations for emergency situations, they are taking a front loader, not a boat. a front loader through the water. i went with the mayor, we sat on the shovel as we went through the town and saw people in the windows waiving us. children, men, women, old people. most of them were smiling, because unlike new orleans, we saw the same scene, they know the water is recede. the hope is most can get out of their home tomorrow. not just the water making them stuck. also, live power lines in the water, dangerous to walk around and people are still in their homes. we saw people trying to walk out and that was scary, trying to drive their cars through four feet of water. their cars got stuck and then they started to push their cars, and at this point, a police officer got out of vehicle we were in, grabbed three of the people, one at a time,
you have the entire city without power. 50% of the city underwater. but most alarmingly, the mayor says thousands of residents trapped inside their homes in the cold and dark. there are search missions going on for priority situations for emergency situations, they are taking a front loader, not a boat. a front loader through the water. i went with the mayor, we sat on the shovel as we went through the town and saw people in the windows waiving us. children, men, women, old people. most of them...
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we have folks spread out throughout the city. we're working well in coordination with federal, state and local authorities. we had a great conference call with the president. the governor was on it. there's a lot of teamwork going on. we have learned a lot. >> the mayor cory booker, as this proceeds, if there's things you need to get the word out nationally, you stay in touch with us. and stay safe. thank you. >> great, thank you, rachel. >> we are awaiting a news conference from mayor michael bloomberg. we'll be right back. >>> i want to thank all the federal teand local teams in place. i'm confident that we're ready. but i think the public needs to prepare for the fact this is going to take a long time for us to clean up. the good news is we will clean up and we will get through this. >> what about the impact on the election, sir? >> i'm not worried that the point about the impact on the election. i'm worried about the impact on families and i'm worried about the impact on our first responders. i'm worried about the impact on o
we have folks spread out throughout the city. we're working well in coordination with federal, state and local authorities. we had a great conference call with the president. the governor was on it. there's a lot of teamwork going on. we have learned a lot. >> the mayor cory booker, as this proceeds, if there's things you need to get the word out nationally, you stay in touch with us. and stay safe. thank you. >> great, thank you, rachel. >> we are awaiting a news conference...
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we have folks spread out throughout the city. we're working well in coordination with federal, state and local authorities. we had a great conference call with the president. the governor was on it. there's a lot of teamwork going on. we have learned a lot. >> the mayor cory booker, as this proceeds, if there's things you need to get the word out nationally, you stay in touch with us. and stay safe. thank you. >> great, thank you, rachel. >> we are awaiting news conference from mayor michael bloomberg. we'll be right back. when i see that our schools are 47th in spending per student, i just can't accept that. our schools shouldn't be 47th in anything. proposition 38 bypasses sacramento, and makes education a real priority- with the funding, to our local schools and the accountability from our local schools... that we'll need to improve student learning in every classroom. so we can stay 47th... or we can choose proposition 38. i'm voting yes on 38... because it makes our children #1. >>> i want to thank all the federal teand loca
we have folks spread out throughout the city. we're working well in coordination with federal, state and local authorities. we had a great conference call with the president. the governor was on it. there's a lot of teamwork going on. we have learned a lot. >> the mayor cory booker, as this proceeds, if there's things you need to get the word out nationally, you stay in touch with us. and stay safe. thank you. >> great, thank you, rachel. >> we are awaiting news conference...
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eastern time near the atlantic city area 5 miles to the south, southwest of that city with maximum sustained winds at that time 80 miles per hour. at that time sandy was not officially a hurricane any more it made the transition to the post tropical cyclone. you can see extensive damage. i am glad many people have taken the storm seriously and hopefully many people heeded the evacuations will be serving the damage as the sunrises later on today. we are seeing strong wind gusts 48 miles per hour across the new york city area. that wind is coming out of the southeast. we will continue to see high water levels across coastal areas. we set a record yesterday ainsley and heather at 13.88 feet. it's a record high level set. that's the highest the record has been out there. the flooding we saw because of this record high water level and we are also going to be seeing our next high tied occurring 9:00 a.m. eastern time this morning out there in the battery new york area. hopefully you won't be seeing additional flooding. with the wind coming out of the northeast doesn't look too good. >> they beat t
eastern time near the atlantic city area 5 miles to the south, southwest of that city with maximum sustained winds at that time 80 miles per hour. at that time sandy was not officially a hurricane any more it made the transition to the post tropical cyclone. you can see extensive damage. i am glad many people have taken the storm seriously and hopefully many people heeded the evacuations will be serving the damage as the sunrises later on today. we are seeing strong wind gusts 48 miles per hour...
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we have downed lines all over the city, power out all over the city. we've had fires that have started as a result of power lines. a lot of debris rolling around our streets. the water is now starting to come in. we are seeing roads completely blocked. we're in the middle of doing an amphibious rescue right now with people stranded. we have challenges all over the city. we expect it to get worse as time goes on. fortunately, most people are heeding the warnings by staying safe. >> do you have any amount of casualties or people in need? >> a lot of folks in need. we've had to do some rescues already. fortunately, no reported casualties. our emergency crews are out here working overtime right now transferring people to shelters and again, making sure they're addressing some of the fire situations in the city. >> we're also getting reports in new york of the 911 lines in new york city basically being overwhelmed and officials are asking people to please not use them unless it's a true emergency, to use 311. are you having similar problems in newark? >> ab
we have downed lines all over the city, power out all over the city. we've had fires that have started as a result of power lines. a lot of debris rolling around our streets. the water is now starting to come in. we are seeing roads completely blocked. we're in the middle of doing an amphibious rescue right now with people stranded. we have challenges all over the city. we expect it to get worse as time goes on. fortunately, most people are heeding the warnings by staying safe. >> do you...
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the mayor there says the city is half underwater. they tried to get in the national guard and they couldn't get in. in connecticut, the governor is urging evacuations of coastal cities from stamford to bridgeport due to floodwaters. the national guard has been put on standby to help rescue people that may be trapped in their homes there. down in maryland parts of the ocean city pier have been destroyed and water is also inundating that city. it's been rising republic beach, delaware, in dewey beach and 50,000 have been ordered to evacuate including in parts of wilmington. the ripple effect is being felt in the travel industry with 13,000 flights being canceled. laguardia, jfk and newark airports are closed indefinitely so that will rise quickly. and after a generator went out, 215 patients had to be evacuated as we said from nyu medical center. nbc's rehema ellis is live at new york university medical center with the very latest. have they finished those evacuations now, rehema? >> reporter: as a matter of fact, chris, no, they have
the mayor there says the city is half underwater. they tried to get in the national guard and they couldn't get in. in connecticut, the governor is urging evacuations of coastal cities from stamford to bridgeport due to floodwaters. the national guard has been put on standby to help rescue people that may be trapped in their homes there. down in maryland parts of the ocean city pier have been destroyed and water is also inundating that city. it's been rising republic beach, delaware, in dewey...
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businesses in -- the low lying coastal areas of the city. to reiterate what are the low-lying areas, zone a included manhattan beach along the east river in brooklyn, all of the rock aways and also hamilton beach and broad channels in queens, all of the coastline in staten island, city island, and another patch of the south bronx, battery park city, and stretches of the the west side water front and of the lower east side village in manhattan. there are two maps on display there, which we have and which we're trying to get. which show the areas as zone a, but the bottom line is the other map shows the 76 evacuation centers. if you live in zone a and have not yet evacuated to a safe location out of zone a, it's crucial that you do that as soon as possible. time is running out, if you're not sure if you live in zone a find out by calling 211 or take your map into the zone finder, the zone finder may be slow because we're getting inundated with requests. but we must have some patience. i can't stress enough that this is for your own safety. and
businesses in -- the low lying coastal areas of the city. to reiterate what are the low-lying areas, zone a included manhattan beach along the east river in brooklyn, all of the rock aways and also hamilton beach and broad channels in queens, all of the coastline in staten island, city island, and another patch of the south bronx, battery park city, and stretches of the the west side water front and of the lower east side village in manhattan. there are two maps on display there, which we have...
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the largest city in total darkness. but then in what feels like an october miracle, they got the lights going. not all of it, but much of it. this is as of hours ago. newark appears to have made some progress. the head of the local electric company got a congratulatory call from president obama himself. the quote you need to know is "great work, ralph." great work in terms of making this much progress this fast. joining us is cory booker. is it true the lights are coming back on? >> they are. we have many people without power, but we're grateful that a large section is starting to come online. as you said, it's very dangerous to have senior citizens in high-rise buildings in need of medication and have devices that need electricity for their health. so we still have a lot of those situations. so understanding what's going on in all of new jersey, the devastation in the southern parts of our state, the challenges with my colleagues like dawn, we feel grateful we're slowly making progress here. >> as the hands on leader f
the largest city in total darkness. but then in what feels like an october miracle, they got the lights going. not all of it, but much of it. this is as of hours ago. newark appears to have made some progress. the head of the local electric company got a congratulatory call from president obama himself. the quote you need to know is "great work, ralph." great work in terms of making this much progress this fast. joining us is cory booker. is it true the lights are coming back on?...
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if you're to the north of this, atlantic city, long beach island, into the new york city area, all of long island, coastal connecticut and all of coastal rhode island, this angle of approach piles the water up for 12 to 24 hours. the high tide cycle we're about to approach will be very impressive at day break. the one later tonight between 7:00 and 9:00 right after sunset, that's the one that's going to be destructive and has the possibility to be historical. the center of the storm, we've had an eye feature trying to form. it shows signs of that as the eye. as the storm continues to progress the winds will dramatically pick up. don't be fooled with the winds. they're similar to when you went to bed. as the storm begins to move towards land it will increase this afternoon. the power outage will start in earnest and spread inland this afternoon but especially this evening as this makes landfall. when those 60 to 80 mile per hour gusts hit, trees will come down. high wind warnings from maine to virginia. never seen warnings covering this much real estate. the winds aren't bad. ocean cit
if you're to the north of this, atlantic city, long beach island, into the new york city area, all of long island, coastal connecticut and all of coastal rhode island, this angle of approach piles the water up for 12 to 24 hours. the high tide cycle we're about to approach will be very impressive at day break. the one later tonight between 7:00 and 9:00 right after sunset, that's the one that's going to be destructive and has the possibility to be historical. the center of the storm, we've had...
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the worst of the weather has coming and the city certainly is feeling the impacts. at the battery we've seen record surge levels, extraordinary amount of water throughout lower manhattan. there are trees down throughout the city. the bad news is con ed is experiencing power outages on an extremely wide basis. >> mayor bloomberg added that some low lying areas in manhattan could, as we've seen, actually did get extraordinary amounts of water. that includes the city's public transit system. look at pictures of the water flooding into at least seven subway tunnels. we've confirmed that under the east river. we spoke with the metro transit authority spokesperson earlier who said it will take anywhere from 14 hours to maybe four days to pump that water out. imagine how many people rely on that system to get to and from work every day. the chairman says, quote, the new york city subway system is 108 years old but it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night. so, just clearly how unprecedented this storm is. turning to the economy, where s
the worst of the weather has coming and the city certainly is feeling the impacts. at the battery we've seen record surge levels, extraordinary amount of water throughout lower manhattan. there are trees down throughout the city. the bad news is con ed is experiencing power outages on an extremely wide basis. >> mayor bloomberg added that some low lying areas in manhattan could, as we've seen, actually did get extraordinary amounts of water. that includes the city's public transit system....
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new york city subway system is the veins underneath the city that provide life. they are the essential infrastructure that allows this city to operate. for the rich, the poor and the everybody in between. right now it is swamped. you can't even get down on to the platforms because water is everywhere. the u.s. army engineers have been called this to help drain the subways, a task that they've never had to do before. the manhattan borough president is calling this the biggest disaster in the 108-year history of the subway system. before this, the only place the army corps team had ever operated before was in new orleans. but tonight they are on their way to new york city. this storm rolled through the most densely populated place in america last night. rescue efforts are still ongoing in this region today. in the long run the city is thinking about how it can adapt to survive more extreme weather and more frequent extreme weather if our new world is just going to keep being like this. but right now new york city has the unpress interdided challenge of getting thre
new york city subway system is the veins underneath the city that provide life. they are the essential infrastructure that allows this city to operate. for the rich, the poor and the everybody in between. right now it is swamped. you can't even get down on to the platforms because water is everywhere. the u.s. army engineers have been called this to help drain the subways, a task that they've never had to do before. the manhattan borough president is calling this the biggest disaster in the...
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the city. but at sun up, i think we are going to see one of the most devastating scenes at the jersey shore ever. >> the good news that we've also been hearing from some places amidst all the devastation is that fewer reports than we might have expected, at least at this point, of deaths and injuries, any word of anyone being hurt or trapped in asbury park? >> at this point, we've not had any deaths or injuries. i think our evacuation plans beforehand worked very well. we have evacuated 225 individuals to local county shelters, several hundred more heeded the call to evacuate and our residents just hunkered down in safe spots so i think our preparations really did pay off in this case. >> asbury park mayor ed johnson, thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us and good luck to you in the coming days. and when we come back we'll take you to long island. hundreds of thousands of people without power, waterfronts devastated. homes falling into the ocean. you're watching msnbc. so, what
the city. but at sun up, i think we are going to see one of the most devastating scenes at the jersey shore ever. >> the good news that we've also been hearing from some places amidst all the devastation is that fewer reports than we might have expected, at least at this point, of deaths and injuries, any word of anyone being hurt or trapped in asbury park? >> at this point, we've not had any deaths or injuries. i think our evacuation plans beforehand worked very well. we have...
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on the windy city. we continue to follow the blizzard conditions in parts of west virginia. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is back with us strtracking it . >> the same storm is bringing snowfall to west virginia, and the wind gusts just to the south coast beaches of lake erie and portions through the great lakes region, we are certainly dealing with wind gusts still on the order of 30 to 40 miles per hour. the waves have been churned out. i'm getting tons of pictures sent in from lake erie especially. it's looking more like an ocean rather than just a great lake. this is a huge storm. we're also talking about those blizzard conditions back across west virginia. winds are now starting to ease a little bit, and the snow we saw across southern ohio is starting to transition back over into some rain. so it is back over to just the mountainous regions of west virginia where we have already picked up nearly 30 inches of snowfall. davis, west virginia is one of those spots that is a jackpot region for snowfall
on the windy city. we continue to follow the blizzard conditions in parts of west virginia. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is back with us strtracking it . >> the same storm is bringing snowfall to west virginia, and the wind gusts just to the south coast beaches of lake erie and portions through the great lakes region, we are certainly dealing with wind gusts still on the order of 30 to 40 miles per hour. the waves have been churned out. i'm getting tons of pictures sent in from lake...
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hurricane will smash into the city. that rarely happens in new york city. okay, this is it. there you go. well, we should have a live picture of hurricane sandy, soon, off south carolina and grinding on a northern track. we're going to have the very latest from the cnn severe weather center in just a few minutes. >>> okay, bonnie schneider is in the cnn severe weather center. and bonnie, where is this thing heading to and when? >> well, don we just got this in, this is the 4:00 advisory, no changes, likely staying as a hurricane. but it is a better consensus of where it will go. and it is so large, the tropical force winds extend out to 500 miles. i want to put this map into motion. and watch this incredible unusual path that sandy is taking as the category 1 storm is coming to shore, sometime on monday it looks like. even as far north as long island. and remember, the timing will make a difference, with the high tide, as far as where the storm surge will go. we're already getting very damaging rainfall and winds. the w
hurricane will smash into the city. that rarely happens in new york city. okay, this is it. there you go. well, we should have a live picture of hurricane sandy, soon, off south carolina and grinding on a northern track. we're going to have the very latest from the cnn severe weather center in just a few minutes. >>> okay, bonnie schneider is in the cnn severe weather center. and bonnie, where is this thing heading to and when? >> well, don we just got this in, this is the 4:00...
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the other night. >>> first to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. a 21-year-old college student accused of trying to detonate a van carrying what he believed were explosives next to the federal reserve building in manhattan. quazi nafis is from bangladesh. authorities say he came to the u.s. on a student visa in january with the purpose of launching a terrorist attack and took classes in cybersecurity before trying to contact what he thought were al qaeda operatives. turns out those contacts were undercover agents with the fbi. wnbc's jonathan dienst is the chief investigative reporter and has the latest for us. jonathan. >> reporter: almost 24 hours after his arrest mohammed nafis remains behind bars without bail on the terror conspiracy counts, investigators say he tried to drive that van here to the federal reserve bank in lower manhattan and tried to set off a 1,000-pound bomb by remote control. but all along fbi, nypd and homeland security officials say they were on to him monitoring his every move and even provided through informants, some of
the other night. >>> first to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. a 21-year-old college student accused of trying to detonate a van carrying what he believed were explosives next to the federal reserve building in manhattan. quazi nafis is from bangladesh. authorities say he came to the u.s. on a student visa in january with the purpose of launching a terrorist attack and took classes in cybersecurity before trying to contact what he thought were al qaeda...
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jersey and into the new york city area. we have high tides to worry about, and those are an issue into tonight. that's when the height of the storm is going to move in. zooming in closer here, new jersey, new york, rhode island, we see the high tides around 8:00 to 8:30 this evening. southern long island 9:30 to 11:00 tonight. we're looking at a 6 to 11 foot storm surge as it races to the west, still a category 1 hurricane but now it's 78 miles to the southeast of atlantic city, new jersey. it will make landfall quickly into this evening. today at 8:00 tonight we're going to see this transition from a hurricane into this nor'easter hybrid we've been talking about. it's not just a trop cam system. it's a post-tropical system transforming into more of a nor'easter type situation. heavy rain extends all through maryland pushing inland into virginia. the storm is still very far away. we will see all that heavy rain become an issue. virginia beach has picked up almost nine inches of rain, and the storm is hundreds of miles to th
jersey and into the new york city area. we have high tides to worry about, and those are an issue into tonight. that's when the height of the storm is going to move in. zooming in closer here, new jersey, new york, rhode island, we see the high tides around 8:00 to 8:30 this evening. southern long island 9:30 to 11:00 tonight. we're looking at a 6 to 11 foot storm surge as it races to the west, still a category 1 hurricane but now it's 78 miles to the southeast of atlantic city, new jersey. it...
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as the city always does. let me summarize for our spanish speakers in our audience. [ speaking in spanish ] [ speaking in spanish ] so the message is one more time, don't call 911 unless it's a real life-threatening emergency and number two, don't go out and don't drive. you're just blocking the emergency vehicles from getting where they want to go. but for most of the people who stayed off the roads and particularly all of those who got out of zone a when we ordered everybody to get out, you made the right decision. and we're grateful for the cooperation. and we'll do everything we can to get all the services we need to everybody and to get this city back going. most of it, i hope, will come back during the day tomorrow. and we're just going to get through this the way we always do. thank you very much. >> that was new york city mayor michael bloomberg with his update on the storms effects on new york city. we continue our live coverage of sandy now classified as a post tropical cyclone by the national hurri
as the city always does. let me summarize for our spanish speakers in our audience. [ speaking in spanish ] [ speaking in spanish ] so the message is one more time, don't call 911 unless it's a real life-threatening emergency and number two, don't go out and don't drive. you're just blocking the emergency vehicles from getting where they want to go. but for most of the people who stayed off the roads and particularly all of those who got out of zone a when we ordered everybody to get out, you...
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water that's coming over the boardwalk, into the cities. people ask, why are you standing in the water? is there someplace you could stand that's not in the water? yes, yes, there are high spots in atlantic city. high spots everywhere that ever floods. you know where i'm standing? i didn't find a puddle in the middle of atlantic city, this river of water is downtown atlantic city. stretches here almost a mile. you see the lights in the background, that's the boardwalk, the atlantic ocean. the point is to tell people, this is a real storm. this is really dangerous. you think you want to come out because the storm's kind of over? check out these gusts. i'm 190 pounds and it pushes me. the point is to keep people safe. it's not safe yet. there are downed power lines, downed trees, and flooding. so, this is not over. while i'm hoping this is the worst of it for atlantic city and cape may and ocean city and places like that, this storm is pushing in and it still remains dangerous. it does seem to me, piers, like it's getting a little less intens
water that's coming over the boardwalk, into the cities. people ask, why are you standing in the water? is there someplace you could stand that's not in the water? yes, yes, there are high spots in atlantic city. high spots everywhere that ever floods. you know where i'm standing? i didn't find a puddle in the middle of atlantic city, this river of water is downtown atlantic city. stretches here almost a mile. you see the lights in the background, that's the boardwalk, the atlantic ocean. the...
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the center of the cone being somewhere north of cape may, atlantic city. but i just don't want you to focus on those cities. does it make that turn left in time? it didn't going left right now, and sometimes they wait. sometimes computers aren't perfe perfect, and why aren't they perfect? the atlantic ocean is a fast space, we don't have weather balloons out there. we have drop sons out of noaa weather radio. here it is, category 1, about an 80-mile-per-hour storm, right now as it makes landfall tomorrow night. and if there's any change to the forecast at all, i would say that's a little bit faster. the numbers bring in landfall the eye, but don't focus on 8:00, because a lot of the storm will be onshore, half of it will be onshore, even before the eye gets there, wherever it gets. you have to understand that things are going to start to go bad from here. this is how good it's going to get for the next 36 hours. no matter where with we are in here, this sides of it is so dangerous because the wins are coming in here. on up here into period of time. all the
the center of the cone being somewhere north of cape may, atlantic city. but i just don't want you to focus on those cities. does it make that turn left in time? it didn't going left right now, and sometimes they wait. sometimes computers aren't perfe perfect, and why aren't they perfect? the atlantic ocean is a fast space, we don't have weather balloons out there. we have drop sons out of noaa weather radio. here it is, category 1, about an 80-mile-per-hour storm, right now as it makes...
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deb feyerick was talking about the new york city area. the darker the color the higher number of people without power. new york you move down to the state of new jersey, incredibly hard hit along the shoreline. we know new york and new jersey likely to go democratic. let's walk over to the state of pennsylvania and look at this, you see this down here, let me help you understand this chart a little bit. i'm going to pop it out and this explains the darker the color the higher the number of people without power so as we come back to the state of pennsylvania i want to show you something. if you look it's obvious to the naked eye in this area here is where you see more people without power, scranton a lentown, reading, down here in philadelphia and the suburbs, about 100,000, maybe a little more than that out of power in philadelphia and month dpgomery bucks county alone. let's look at how they voted in the last election. if the problems persist right there that tells you more of a problem for the president and if there's no power at pollin
deb feyerick was talking about the new york city area. the darker the color the higher number of people without power. new york you move down to the state of new jersey, incredibly hard hit along the shoreline. we know new york and new jersey likely to go democratic. let's walk over to the state of pennsylvania and look at this, you see this down here, let me help you understand this chart a little bit. i'm going to pop it out and this explains the darker the color the higher the number of...
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the new york city skyline. you see it from new jersey, far and wide. we now have video showing the moments of the crane buckled in the violent winds. take a look. frightening video showing the partial collapse. it happened on top of a nearly completed luxury apartment building, said to be the city's tallest residential building. neighbors evacuated as officials tried to figure out how to stabilize this thing. i want to bring in alina cho who is joining us now. it is incredible to see this towering over the skyline this whole area is closed off. >> it is. it is a seven-block area that has been evacuated around that crane, anderson. it is literally the site that took new yorkers' breath away. if you think about it, it is still dangling precariously a thousand feet up from the ground. we do have a bit of good news from mayor bloomberg this morning. he said it appears at this point the crane is stable, but that the winds are going to have to die down even a bit more before they will be able to secure it. when that
the new york city skyline. you see it from new jersey, far and wide. we now have video showing the moments of the crane buckled in the violent winds. take a look. frightening video showing the partial collapse. it happened on top of a nearly completed luxury apartment building, said to be the city's tallest residential building. neighbors evacuated as officials tried to figure out how to stabilize this thing. i want to bring in alina cho who is joining us now. it is incredible to see this...
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of the city, it seems pretty well run. i think there's always going to be things that happen and you just can't keep the ocean out of your city if the ocean's determined to get in. >> i think mayor bloomberg has been spot-on, actually. he's done a series of press conferences. he seems to be completely on top of the brief. he's prepared everybody. there's always going to be, i can't believe this, still idiots who are out there today jogging next to the water. why would you be so stupid? listen to what the mayors, the governors, president, everyone is telling you, get inside and be safe. >> i think curiosity is an incredibly powerful force. we can watch the news on tv but sometimes it's right down the street and it's very hard not to go see it. the crane that you have dangling outside the building, when i was watching it on cnn all afternoon, i just saw it coming in now, i couldn't believe it. i was looking at it in person. i think it's a very powerful motivator for people. >> we are looking at live pictures of this crane on
of the city, it seems pretty well run. i think there's always going to be things that happen and you just can't keep the ocean out of your city if the ocean's determined to get in. >> i think mayor bloomberg has been spot-on, actually. he's done a series of press conferences. he seems to be completely on top of the brief. he's prepared everybody. there's always going to be, i can't believe this, still idiots who are out there today jogging next to the water. why would you be so stupid?...
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the services we need to everybody and to get the city going. most of it i hope will come back during the day tomorrow. we're going to get through this the way we always do. thank you very much. >> greta: this is a fox news alert. tonight a monster storm sandy slamming the entire east coast. powerful winds and torrential rain turning dangerous and deadly. already at least five confirmed deaths in new york. one man was crushed to death when a tree fell on his house in queens. this mean storm made landfall two hours ago along the southern new jersey coast near atlantic city and starting its deadly journey up the coast, thrashing anything in her way. parts of lower manhattan in the dark. con edison deliberately shutting off power to thousands to prevent further storm damage. storm sunga surge is reaching rd high levels. getting help is a nightmare. new york city's 9-1-1 system is overloaed. it's not just new york, though, and new jersey. in maryland sandy downing trees, leaving thousands and thousands without power. in delaware and new jersey, ragi
the services we need to everybody and to get the city going. most of it i hope will come back during the day tomorrow. we're going to get through this the way we always do. thank you very much. >> greta: this is a fox news alert. tonight a monster storm sandy slamming the entire east coast. powerful winds and torrential rain turning dangerous and deadly. already at least five confirmed deaths in new york. one man was crushed to death when a tree fell on his house in queens. this mean...
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that means new york city and the mid-atlantic could be in for heavy rains, flooding and significant damage. today florida is feeling the punch after sandy left at least 2 -- 21 people dead. bill karins will have a complete forecast of the storm's path coming up in just a few minutes. >>> new poll numbers out in colorado and nevada. two swing states the president won in 2008 and is now fighting to hang on to. according to the latest marist poll, 48%. in nevada the president still clinging to a 3-point advantage. he's ahead 50% to 47%. a slight uptick for president obama from last month. this was conducted after the final debate. we're already seeing the impact of the final debate. and look what's happening in virginia. a new fox poll shows romney leading by two points. last month this same poll had barack obama up seven points. this is where it gets interesting. in the national poll, they have romney up. and "the washington post" of likely voters have mitt romney taking a three-point lead. 50% to 47%. on monday the president was leading 49% to 48%. and on the economy, mitt romney now is hol
that means new york city and the mid-atlantic could be in for heavy rains, flooding and significant damage. today florida is feeling the punch after sandy left at least 2 -- 21 people dead. bill karins will have a complete forecast of the storm's path coming up in just a few minutes. >>> new poll numbers out in colorado and nevada. two swing states the president won in 2008 and is now fighting to hang on to. according to the latest marist poll, 48%. in nevada the president still...
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that was the representation that they made to the city. why that didn't happen, at a very significant institution. this is not a small neighborhood hospital, not that it would be okay there, but i think you get my point, is a big question that is obviously going to be very high on all of our lists to get an answer to once we -- as we move forward. >> we need some answers. >> thank god, everyone made it. i want to echo the doctor's thanks to the staff and the fire and police but there's an underlying question here that has to be answered. >> i totally agree. let's move on to a couple things. one is the crane which is only three blocks away from cnn here, on 57th street. this 90-story building which is going to be the tallest residential building, watching pictures here of it tonight still dangling. it's an 80-ton arm that's dangling 1,000 feet in the air over a densely populated area of manhattan. mayor bloomberg says the crane is stable and will eventually strap with the boom to the building so it should be safe and the streets can be reop
that was the representation that they made to the city. why that didn't happen, at a very significant institution. this is not a small neighborhood hospital, not that it would be okay there, but i think you get my point, is a big question that is obviously going to be very high on all of our lists to get an answer to once we -- as we move forward. >> we need some answers. >> thank god, everyone made it. i want to echo the doctor's thanks to the staff and the fire and police but...
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of the city, all of it without power. more than 300,000 homes without power in new york city. 3.6 million along the east coast. already it's been a deadly storm. at least ten deaths reported. new york, new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania, west virginia, we have video from manhattan's east side. let's get you caught up on what is going on here in new york. michelle franzen is on the phone with us from battery park city. that's the lower tip of manhattan where a lot of people who are tourists know where to go. michelle, what's the latest where you are? >> chris, i just walked down here to the area where the water was rushing up earlier. it's definitely retreating but certainly not passed the walkway. a long way to go for that. battery set a record, nearly 14 foot -- 14 feet for the final measurements of the surge in this area. the last time the records were taken in the battery was in 1821 when that record first stood and that was december 11th. that gives you an idea of what sort of history was made with this storm of sa
of the city, all of it without power. more than 300,000 homes without power in new york city. 3.6 million along the east coast. already it's been a deadly storm. at least ten deaths reported. new york, new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania, west virginia, we have video from manhattan's east side. let's get you caught up on what is going on here in new york. michelle franzen is on the phone with us from battery park city. that's the lower tip of manhattan where a lot of people who are tourists...
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atlantic city was in the heart of the storm. ali velshi has been taking a battering throughout the day. what is it like right there now, ali? >> i can tell you, erin, it is finally going down. the water is for the first time in several hours at my knees, not going further up. it's going down. but this water is full of vegetation from the ocean. the ocean is less than a mile behind me, about 3/4 of a mile. if you look down, you can see the red lights, showing up as a red glow on tv. that's the boardwalk. right beyond that is the ocean. this water, this is ocean water. there are waves in the streets of downtown atlantic city. this is where i am. when i was here a few hours ago, i was standing on wet pavement. it is now fully engulfed. there's power out. you can see power behind me. at this intersection right behind me, everything from here forward is out. everything from here back you can still see the power. that's caesar's, and bali. those are evacuated. there's a curfew in place. and an entire travel ban, you couldn't get out o
atlantic city was in the heart of the storm. ali velshi has been taking a battering throughout the day. what is it like right there now, ali? >> i can tell you, erin, it is finally going down. the water is for the first time in several hours at my knees, not going further up. it's going down. but this water is full of vegetation from the ocean. the ocean is less than a mile behind me, about 3/4 of a mile. if you look down, you can see the red lights, showing up as a red glow on tv. that's...
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or to one of the 76 emergency evacuation centers throughout the city. they're expecting a storm surge of anywhere between six and 11 feet. that's a lot. we saw at high tide this morning it come over the wall here, that was a mere fraction of what it will be tonight at about 8:50. that's high tide tonight. with this full moon and with this storm hitting the east coast, the water could come in and simply flood this whole area. what you're seeing here is a lot of tourists, a lot of people coming to take pictures. this is a bad idea. i don't think these people knew just an hour and a half ago, they would have been standing in 8 inches of water or if they come here tonight, they would be floating or sinking. the police have come through here and told people to get out of here. this is really a bad place to be. this is a mandatory evacuation zone in lower manhattan. 6 to 11 feet of storm surge. it's not big waves like you've seen up and down the east coast. there are some pretty amazing pictures up and down the east coast. no, this is a slow creep. the water
or to one of the 76 emergency evacuation centers throughout the city. they're expecting a storm surge of anywhere between six and 11 feet. that's a lot. we saw at high tide this morning it come over the wall here, that was a mere fraction of what it will be tonight at about 8:50. that's high tide tonight. with this full moon and with this storm hitting the east coast, the water could come in and simply flood this whole area. what you're seeing here is a lot of tourists, a lot of people coming...
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as city island in the bronx. the terrible fire on breezy point is now ununder control, but we believe we lost more than 80 houses. the search and recovery operations there are ongoing. if any of you saw the pictures on television is looked look a forest fire out in the midwest. the winds were just deaf statinstatin devastating and blowing from one building to the next one. we are hoping and praying that there was no loss of life in those fires, but even we can -- even if we can save any lives, many people have lost their homes and they have our full support in the days and weeks ahead. the 76 shelters we opened will remain open today and we will continue to keep shelters open until people displaced by the storm can safely return to their homes or find temporary housing. our first priority in this storm was and continues to be protecting lives and that's why we ordered an evacuation of the areas most at risk and why we worked so hard to get people out. sadly, the storm claimed the lives of people throughout the re
as city island in the bronx. the terrible fire on breezy point is now ununder control, but we believe we lost more than 80 houses. the search and recovery operations there are ongoing. if any of you saw the pictures on television is looked look a forest fire out in the midwest. the winds were just deaf statinstatin devastating and blowing from one building to the next one. we are hoping and praying that there was no loss of life in those fires, but even we can -- even if we can save any lives,...
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in his tour, the city that is. here's the mayor talking about that. take a listen. >> what i pointed out to him is that we'd love to have him, but we've got lots of things to do. i'm not trying to diss him, but i know he had planned a trip to new jersey and i said that's fine, it represents the whole region. >> so not trying to diss him. i think politically it really can't be deemed as a diss. when it comes to the president coming to new york, we all know what that's like. street blocks get shut down. the city is already pretty much at a standstill now. do you think, though, that the president is getting some type of diss even though the mayor says it's not? >> if you want to take a helicopter tour of new york from new jersey, you'd think that would be pretty easy. emergency management in new york is stretched thin. just like they are all over the northeast. when the president comes to town, it stretches them even thinner. i think of all the people that we could criticize for being partisan, michael bloomberg is no
in his tour, the city that is. here's the mayor talking about that. take a listen. >> what i pointed out to him is that we'd love to have him, but we've got lots of things to do. i'm not trying to diss him, but i know he had planned a trip to new jersey and i said that's fine, it represents the whole region. >> so not trying to diss him. i think politically it really can't be deemed as a diss. when it comes to the president coming to new york, we all know what that's like. street...
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the mayor says half of the city was flooded. joining us by phone is dawn zimmer, she's the mayor of hoboken. mayor, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, i think it's unbelievable that there were no fatalities in your city. how was that even possible? >> well, we're so proud of, you know, how our emergency personnel and volunteers came together to protect our city. yeah, we have no serious injuries reported at this time and no deaths. we are so, so proud because it's been a very, very difficult situation, really. this has been historic flooding for the city of hoboken. the hudson river literally came in and made hoboken an island unto itself. the hudson river breached. the city and south side, i, myself could see the water coming in over the new jersey transit, train yards and north side it came in, flooded north hudson sewage authority. we had to evacuate two fire stations, our municipal garage. we -- it's just been a really very difficult situation. our hospital was evacuated and also flooded. historic flooding throu
the mayor says half of the city was flooded. joining us by phone is dawn zimmer, she's the mayor of hoboken. mayor, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, i think it's unbelievable that there were no fatalities in your city. how was that even possible? >> well, we're so proud of, you know, how our emergency personnel and volunteers came together to protect our city. yeah, we have no serious injuries reported at this time and no deaths. we are so, so proud because it's been a...